“No Oil! Not Even Olive Oil!”
On my journey to wellness, the single most important information I have learned is about the harmful effects of oil on our diets. This is not just a problem in the United States, though it is an astronomical one. I have witnessed how fast food and oil have infiltrated once wonderful cuisines around the world.…
Health is My Top 2023 Value
“The greatest wealth is health.” – Virgil The year 2023 will be the year that I dedicate myself to living my values. At the top of my values list is health because it is nearly impossible to live any other value fully without it. Focusing on my health first and foremost will allow me to…
#GotPlants? Get Healthy with Plants, Join the WFPB Movement!
In the 90s the California Milk Processor Board launched a fantastic campaign to sell cow’s milk, a product they asserted was good for growing strong bones. They called it “Got Milk?” Apparently, the message that “Milk Does a Body Good,” was losing traction. Enter sexy celebrities sporting milk mustaches and sometimes not much else (David…
Addressing a Health Crisis with Plants
This afternoon, I stopped by a local grocery store, a chain that originates from my home state of North Carolina, and while it is not my favorite, I have often been impressed by the offering of fresh fruits and vegetables, and many organic options as well. Today was a different experience. I just moved to…
10 Radical Steps to Prevent and Reverse Cancer
Almost 2 million Americans will be diagnosed with cancer this year, and over six hundred thousand will die of the disease. Currently, four in ten Americans will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime and cancer rates are rising. However, not all of the news is bad news. There are people who have taken “radical” control of their health and have beaten the odds.
Forks Over Knives Turns 10!
The documentary Forks Over Knives is having a birthday. Ten years ago the film was released, and it caused a ripple effect of change in many people’s lives. A Whole Food Plant-Based (WFPB) diet was known to only a few, but the power of story that the film delivered touched many, and today we celebrate…
Get Fiber Fueled and Gut Healthy
When I received the notice in my email that a book I had pre-ordered, Dr. Will Bulsiewicz’s Fiber Fueled, had been downloaded to my Kindle, I started reading it before I even got out of bed. It took me a day or two to find enough time to finish it because I had to fit…
From Donuts to Potatoes-Meet Esther Lebeck Loveridge
Esther Lebeck Loveridge is the poster child for a Whole Food Plant-Based (WFPB) lifestyle, only she’s not a child. She’s in her mid-70s. (She has a childlike love of the world and the people in it though.) She recently published her story in From Donuts to Potatoes, My 366 Day Journey on a Plant-Based Diet. …
Simplifying the Whole Food Plant-Based Menu
Just yesterday I was talking to a friend about the need to clean up our diets in light of the current Coronavirus pandemic, and she was honest with me, “There is just so much! I get overwhelmed by it all!” As I thought back to my first encounters with the WFPB way of eating, I…